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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.9

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Rāma agrees that Sītā will accompany him. Sītā rejects separation despite every hardship, Rāma agrees to take her and asks her to distribute their possessions

In the sequence: she says the journey will not exhaust her: thorns will feel soft, dust like sandal paste, and food gathered by his hands like nectar

2.27.9

sa mām anādāya vanaṃ na tvaṃ prasthātum arhasi
tapo vā yadi vāraṇyaṃ svargo vā syāt saha tvayā

You ought not to set out for the forest without taking me; whether it be penance, or the wild woodland, or heaven—let it be shared with you.

Words: sa — he, such (you); mām — me; anādāya — without taking; vanaṃ — to the forest; na — not; tvaṃ — you; prasthātum — to set out; arhasi — ought; tapo — penance, austerity; vā — whether; yadi — if; vāraṇyaṃ — or the forest; svargo — heaven; vā — or; syāt — be it; saha — with; tvayā — you

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.